If the intention on this solo debut by the Georgia Satellites frontman was to put a Confederate rock spin on Rod Stewart's classic Gasoline Alley sound, then Baird and producer Brendan O'Brien have succeeded masterfully. I... more &raquot's retro, of course, but Baird exhibits unusual spirit, and chops on standouts like "I Want You Bad," "L'il Bit," and "Younger Face." Nice touch, too, to bring in Joe South to add the na-na's to a chunky cover of his own "Hush." --Jeff Bateman&laquo less

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If the intention on this solo debut by the Georgia Satellites frontman was to put a Confederate rock spin on Rod Stewart's classic Gasoline Alley sound, then Baird and producer Brendan O'Brien have succeeded masterfully. It's retro, of course, but Baird exhibits unusual spirit, and chops on standouts like "I Want You Bad," "L'il Bit," and "Younger Face." Nice touch, too, to bring in Joe South to add the na-na's to a chunky cover of his own "Hush." --Jeff Bateman

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Brenda N. from SULLY, IA Reviewed on 1/8/2011...

Just got this cd day before yesterday, allredy listened to it about 5 times. A couple great tunes, seversl really good tunes 1 or 2 not so great and the that makes you really laugh if you think about it. Overall a good cd, not quite up to Love songs for the hearing impaired though.

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Dan Baird strikes again

Charles Hughes | Madison, WI United States | 10/10/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Can this guy go wrong? After making great records with The Georgia Satellites, and then making the great "Love Songs" record, he strikes back with his as-of-this-point latest record, another slice of biting Americana. Contains the best song he ever wrote: "Cumberland River." Also contains "Lil Bit," one of the hardest rockers in recent memory. Great solid record from a vastly underappreciated musician."

Dan takes three

Charles Hughes | 07/23/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I so wanted to love this album. Love Songs... is an all-time favourite, and I snapped up Buffalo Nickel the week it came out. Sure enough, it has some fine songs - Younger Face, Li'l Bit - a true gem in Cumberland River and a deliciously silly hidden bonus. Somehow though, it doesn't hang together as it should, and the freshness and sparkle that make Love Songs... such fun are missing. Paradoxically, what's supposed to be a dirtier, more 'live-sounding' style makes the whole thing sound more studied and homogeneous. (And if they wanted a live sound, what are they doing fading songs out?)Oh yes, and someone should tell Dan he can't write slow songs. The ballads on the Satellites' albums were seldom better than embarrassing, and Hell to Pay and (especially) Hit Me Like a Train here are just dreadful. His sly, sideways-looking Southern wit needs an accompaniment that similarly light on its feet, and sustained chords and ponderous basslines just don't work for him.All this sounds more negative than a 60 per cent score deserves. Dan merely suffers from trying to follow a minor classic and not quite succeeding. All the same, there's plenty to enjoy here."

True American Rock and Roll

G. S. Fazakas | South Africa | 04/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dan Baird epitomizes what true American Rock and Roll is. Watch out Adams, Mellencamp and Springsteen, this man can rock!
If it was only for his version of Tony Joe White's " Hush" I would have bought this album. I have practically every recording of this song,Tony Joe's, Deep Purple,Kula Shaker etc.but Baird captures the gritty emotion that I think White wanted in the 60's with this,I mean he even guests on the track.
However every track rock's, even the slow ones, and the " hidden " track harkens back to Baird's Country roots.
I hope to get hold of more music by this immensely neglected musician, allready owing all his Georgia Satellites output aswell( they don't rock as much as they did with him in the band anymore ) and eagerly awaiting his live album " Redneck Savant " on Blue Buffalo Records."

I always go back to this CD for some rockin' good fun

Jim Stocks | Monticello, Utah WTHE | 01/14/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was always a fan of the Georgia Satellites but had no idea Dan Baird was a member (kids, wife, no time to study the rock'n'roll like the old days). Anyway, I bought the album 'cause it sounded interesting and have loved it ever since. It's not perfect, there are a couple of songs I could do without, but it's always on in the summer when I fire up the barbeque and hang out on the back patio, "with a drink in my hand and my toes in the sand..."(sorry a little Van Halen slipped in.) Anyway, Cumberland River, Hell to Pay, Trivial as the Truth are some of my favorites. Hush is an awesome remake, and Woke up Jake is just plain damn fun. I like it, and if you don't, well, I know that "kiss my ass ain't much of an answer" but it fits well here (Trivial as the Truth)."